British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Patron's Picnic: The Duchess of Cambridge welcomes children to her garden

The summer sun shone on Hampton Court Palace on Monday as the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Back to Nature Garden, now part of the Hampton Court Flower Festival, along with some special guests. The duchess looked very much in her element as she hosted a picnic for her patronages and showed children from Hampton Hill Junior School around the garden. The green space, which she co-designed with…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen in Scotland: Holyrood Week 2019, in pictures

Holyrood Week is well and truly under way with the Queen carrying out a packed diary of engagements as her traditional spell in Scotland starts. From a sunny day hearing all about the enthusiasm of a new generation for the Gaelic language to celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, the royal diary has the spirit of the country at its heart. And there’s plenty…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge to visit Pakistan

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will undertake an official visit to Pakistan later this year – a first for the couple. Their Royal Highnesses are making the visit at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. They will visit the country in Autumn with further details being released closer to the time. Reacting to the news, the High Commissioner for Pakistan, Mohammad Nafees…
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British Royals

Review: Diana, A Spencer Forever

To conclude the trilogy, Deb Stratas has released the final instalment of her Diana series “Diana: A Spencer Forever.” It examines the final two years and last months of the late Diana, Princess of Wales’s life before her tragic car crash in Paris on 30 August 1997. As with the other two books in the series, it is a mixture of both non-fiction events and fictionalised…
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